Concert surprise at Old Street tree pit

Sanjay Tamang

Rock band Tree Pit served up a secret gig at the Old Street roundabout yesterday afternoon. The London-based band played to a small crowd in the form of passers-by and workers on their lunch break.

Tree Pit played some of their popular songs, including “Take This Light” and “Waste Of Space” for the show that lasted just about an hour.

The audience received the performance well as they applauded the band’s every song. A few of them also asked for autographs and thanked them personally for a good show.

Lior Saker, 30, lead singer and guitarist, said: “It’s good weather for doing a secret gig. Generally when we do gigs, it’s our own fans who come to our show. But today, we got to play to some random people.”

The small tree pit near the entrance of Old Street Station was used as a stage by the band. Nirmal Niroula, 20, a student fromCityCollege, said: “I had never heard of this band before but I think they played some good songs. Obviously, they have made themselves known amongst a few more people here today.”

Tree Pit have been active for more than two years but have not been signed to any record label.